The Department of Justice announced that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested 3,421 violent fugitives as part of Operation North Star FY 2024. The arrests included 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses, during the latest phase of its high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative called Operation North Star FY 2024.https://t.co/p9NTHmlLEU pic.twitter.com/JAJ3FNIZ6o — U.S. Marshals Service (@USMarshalsHQ) September 27, 2024 From the Department of Justice: ONS FY24 enforcement activities covered 74 operational days, from May 10 to Sept. 13, and targeted fugitives and violent offenders in 10 metropolitan areas, prioritizing those who used firearms in the commission of crimes or signaled high risk factors for violence. ONS FY24 targeted violent offenders wanted on warrants for homicide, sexual offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, and firearms violations. During the operation, investigators also seized 534 firearms, more than $508,000 in U.S. currency, and 456 kilograms in illegal narcotics, including 138 pounds and over 550,000 pills of deadly fentanyl. The 10 metropolitan areas selected for ONS FY24 were identified using data from the National Crime Information Center and the FBI Uniform Crime Report, and included Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Charleston and North Charleston, South Carolina; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Little Rock, Arkansas; Phoenix; St. Louis (to include East St. Louis, Illinois); Birmingham, Alabama; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; and San Antonio. .@USMarshalsHQ Arrest Over 3,400 fugitives in Operation North Star : https://t.co/rKlRgbaTQf pic.twitter.com/qHgPzd8N6Z — U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) September 27, 2024 “From May to September of this year, the U.S. Marshals Service worked with state and local law enforcement partners in 10 metropolitan areas to arrest more than 3,400 fugitives and violent offenders and seize large quantities of firearms and fentanyl. I am deeply grateful to every Deputy U.S. Marshal, Task Force Officer, investigator, and police officer who carried out these arrests, and who did so at great risk to themselves,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said. “Over the past year, the Marshals Service conducted Operation North Star in 10 cities across the country experiencing high levels of gun violence,” said USMS Director Ronald L. Davis. “Over 3,000 dangerous fugitives, including over 200 homicide suspects, were apprehended and removed from neighborhoods. The success of this operation is the result of the outstanding combined efforts of our Deputies and Task Force Officers, along with strong collaboration with the community and our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners,” he added. Per KATV: The Justice Department said the program targeted violent offenders who were wanted on warrants of homicide, sexual offenses, robbery. aggravated assault, and firearms violations. Operations also saw Marshals seize 534 firearms, 456 pounds of illegal narcotics, and more than $508,000 in U.S. currency. WATCH:

The Department of Justice indicted the former primary opponent of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) for “threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida and a private citizen and acquaintance of his opponent.” “According to the indictment, William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, and Victim 1 were candidates in the primary election to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives. Victim 2 was a private citizen and acquaintance of Victim 1,” the Justice Department said in a press release. “On June 8, 2021, Braddock made several threats to injure and kill Victim 1 and Victim 2 during a telephone call with Victim 2. Specifically, Braddock threatened, in part, to ‘call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ and make Victim 1 disappear,” it continued. “After making the threats, Braddock left the United States and was later found to be residing in the Philippines. Braddock was recently deported from the Philippines to the United States and made his first court appearance yesterday in Los Angeles,” it added. William Braddock, 41, of St. Petersburg, Fla. is accused of making the alleged threats on June 8, 2021 — including one where he threatened to “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to take out his rival. Video https://t.co/2hfzH3a6GB — Penelope (@PENELOPENICIA) September 29, 2024 Per Fox News: Luna, an Air Force veteran and former media consultant, was not named in the indictment. While she was running for Congress, however, Luna contended in 2021 civil court documents that Braddock, a fellow GOP challenger and former Marine, was stalking her and wanted her dead. A judge granted Luna and a conservative activist and friend of hers, Erin Olszewski, a temporary restraining order against Braddock. He subsequently dropped out of the race, denying the allegations and citing publicity from the case. Politico reported at the time that Olszewski had secretly recorded a phone call with Braddock in which he said an alleged “Russian and Ukrainian hit squad” could kill Luna within 24 hours. “Luna’s going to go down and I hope it’s by herself,” Braddock allegedly said in the recording, according to Politico, which said it had obtained the recording in June 2021. “For the better or the good of the majority of the people, we’ve got to sacrifice the few.” In a text message to Politico then, Braddock reportedly said the tape “may even be altered and edited” and that he may bring civil lawsuits and seek criminal charges against those in possession of the recording. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's former primary opponent charged with threatening to kill rival: DOJ pic.twitter.com/2s8c1zAj4V — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 29, 2024 Former Candidate for 13th Congressional District of Florida Charged for Election-Related Threat to Former Primary Candidate and Private Citizen : https://t.co/kBvHRUPd1G pic.twitter.com/QXLnTo0GCs — Criminal Division (@DOJCrimDiv) September 27, 2024 From The Guardian: Braddock was charged with one count of interstate transmission of a true threat to injure another person. If found guilty, he faces up to five years in prison. The case is part of the justice department’s election threats task force. Launched in June 2021, it addresses threats of violence against election workers.

Reports indicate that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are furious that Israel did not share their plans for Friday’s Hezbollah operation with them. It’s obvious why they didn’t and couldn’t. In two weeks, Israel decapitated the entire leadership of one of the most vicious terrorist groups in the world. While everyone was stunned by the […] The post Nasrallah Never Saw It Coming appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Drew Pinsky, commonly known as Dr. Drew, spoke with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro on the latest episode of the “Sunday Special” and discussed the media’s silence on the health questions surrounding President Joe Biden and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.  Dr. Drew, who was heard on the radio and seen on network television for decades, revealed to Shapiro how the higher-ups at HLN and CNN started to censor him beginning in 2016.  “What lines did you cross at CNN and HLN that made you persona non grata over there?” Shapiro asked.  The doctor said that he was a regular guest on Don Lemon’s CNN show during the 2016 presidential election and was frequently asked about Donald Trump’s state of mind.  WATCH THE ‘BEN SHAPIRO SHOW SUNDAY SPECIAL’ WITH DR. DREW He told Shapiro that CNN also asked him to give his analysis of then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s health. Dr. Drew said there were multiple things in Clinton’s public medical records that concerned him and he addressed them in a 30-second clip. “I had lots of questions about what her doctors were doing,” he said. “So I did 30 seconds on why I thought there were concerns about her medical care, not that she was unfit for office, not that there was anything wrong with her physically or mentally, just that these medical records made me very concerned.”  Dr. Drew said his analysis of Clinton’s health questions was picked up by news outlets and aggregators, including Drudge Report, the next day. After his comments on Clinton’s health, Dr. Drew said “the highest echelons at CNN” started telling him to “Shut up.” He added that following his comments on Clinton’s health, he “was never allowed to speak again on that network.”  Shapiro chimed in saying that in 2008, when Republican John McCain was running for president at 72 years old, it was perfectly fine for people to raise questions about his health. But in 2016 and 2020, speculating about Clinton after she appeared to collapse getting into a van and about Biden as he struggled to speak, “was considered completely out of bounds.”  “You were not allowed to talk about [Biden’s] age … and then for three long years, we were told that you’re not allowed to ask anything about what’s going on with him,” Shapiro added.  Dr. Drew said that medical students train by watching videos of people who show signs of Parkinson’s “like Joe Biden,” adding that it’s not a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, but rather “describing what we’re seeing.”  “We’re seeing Parkinsonism,” he said. 

Hollywood star Zachary Levi endorsed former President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying he would “take back this country” and “make it great again.” The “Shazam” actor made his endorsement on stage at a Trump rally in Michigan, telling audiences how he came to embrace Trump after first supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “For a long time, I was like, ‘Man, I really want to find a politician that represents all of the things that I want and I want to see in a presidential candidate,’” Levi said, “And this year, I found Bobby Kennedy, and I thought, ‘Man, this guy is it. He’s the real deal.’ And in a perfect world, whatever that would look like, perhaps I would have voted for Bobby.” Levi, who rose to fame as the titular character in NBC’s “Chuck,” told audiences that Kennedy’s and former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s support of Trump made him realize that the former president was the best choice to lead the country. “I stand with Bobby, and I stand with Tulsi, and I stand with everyone else who is standing with President Trump. Because I do believe, of the two choices that we have, and we only have two, Donald Trump, President Trump is the man that can get us there,” Levi said, before introducing Gabbard and Kennedy. In his remarks, Levi noted that he was raised in a “Christian conservative” household and recalled learning from his parents “to have a healthy level of distrust for the government and a healthy level of distrust for industry that runs amok.” “We’re here to make sure that we are going to take back this country, we are going to make it great again, we are going to make it healthy again,” Levi said. A growing number of voters are turning to Trump after the former president took up Kennedy’s pledge to tackle chronic disease and other health issues that plague the country. A number of otherwise apolitical health and wellness influencers followed Kennedy’s lead in endorsing Trump, The Daily Wire reported earlier this month.

Fear and anxiety are a part of life. Whether it’s heights, flying, scary movies, or being alone, everyone lives with some sort of fear. According to a study by the University of Florida, 75% of people have glossophobia, a fancy word for fear of public speaking. That probably doesn’t come as a surprise. Standing up in front of a group of people in a silent room with all eyes and ears on you feels a bit intimidating. Even some of the biggest stars on stage and screen will say that after all these years, public speaking still makes them nervous. Shania Twain Still Gets Butterflies In Her Stomach Shania Twain has performed worldwide and won Grammys, American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, and Billboard Awards, just to name a few. Even so, she told Taste of Country she was anxious about hosting the People’s Choice Country Awards on September 26. “I’m not the greatest reader,” she admitted. “I’m a very spontaneous speaker and thinker, so if I get rambling, they might have to take the hook out and get me off the stage.” The Canadian country music star also told CTV Canada that in 2019, she’d forced herself to get over her fears. “I’ve always had terrible stage fright. So, I think the only way to deal with it would be for me to just forget about what I was doing and jump right into ‘We’re all in this together’ to not feel isolated.” Sometimes, she still feels like a little girl backstage, and her nerves go crazy. But, “As soon as I’m embraced by the audience, then I don’t feel like I’m standing alone.”  The source of this story’s featured image is by Jason Davis/WireImage. The post Shania Twain Shares How She Embraces Her Stage Fright appeared first on InspireMore.

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